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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998

Filed:

Dec. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Shigeaki Shimazu, Kyoto, JP;

Souichi Kimura, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ; G06K / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382258 ; 382302 ; 382270 ; 382199 ; 358455 ;
Abstract

The multi-tone image data is converted to a plural sets of binary image data with a plurality of density levels as threshold values. Contraction and expansion are sequentially executed on the plural sets of binary image data to correct a contour of each binary image. The plural sets of the processed binary image data are re-converted to multi-tone image data which represents a multi-tone image having a corrected contour.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Shimazu, Shigeaki. (1998). Method and apparatus for correcting a multi-tone image (U.S. Patent No. 5724454). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5724454

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